Coronavirus Greece: 5,991 cases, 69 deaths, 594 intubated

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,437 patients have been discharged from the ICU

Greek authorities announced that the new laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus recorded in the last 24 hours are 5,991, of which 4 were identified after checks at the country’s entry points. The total number of cases is 874,812 (daily change + 0.7%), of which 50.6% are men.

Based on the confirmed cases of the last 7 days, 108 are considered to be related to travel from abroad and 3,239 are related to an already known case.

The new deaths of patients with COVID-19 are 69, while since the beginning of the epidemic a total of 17,237 deaths have been recorded. 95.3% had an underlying disease and/or age 70 years and older.

The number of patients treated by intubation is 594 (60.8% men). Their median age is 65 years. 84.2% have an underlying disease and/or age 70 years and older. Among intubated patients, 493 (83%) are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated and 101 (17%) are fully vaccinated. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,437 patients have been discharged from the ICU.

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